Digital literacy review

The European Commission has reviewed 470 digital literacy initiatives in Europe. In a report published in December 2008, it finds that Member States have invested heavily in digital literacy and much has been achieved with increasing internet use by all sections of the population. However, the report warns that much remains to be done, particularly for the elderly, and finds evidence of a possible secondary digital divide in terms of quality of use.
European Commission's Digital Literacy Review 583 kB

As part of the Review, the Commission invited a High-Level Expert Group to propose Recommendations based on its findings.
Digital Literacy: High-Level Expert Group Recommendations 79 kB

The review was presented at the Ministerial eInclusion Conference in Vienna in December 2008.

This review was a response to a commitment made in the Ministerial Riga Declaration on eInclusion.

See also results of a study Digital Literacy Review - Public policies and stakeholders initiatives in support of Digital Literacy (2009), which provides a comparative analysis of different digital literacy initiatives in the EU25, Norway, and Iceland, and in selected countries such as India, Canada and the USA.

See also: eInclusion policy, digital literacy and e-competences